Springbok areas for concern ahead of the 2022 season
With the first alignment camp done and dusted, we have an idea as to who the Springboks will rely on throughout the 2022 season, which...
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Apr 15, 20223 min read
Bok alignment camps: cutting through the smoke screen.
The Springboks have just finished the first of their 2022 alignment camps, which ran from Sunday to Tuesday. The camps gave the...
Apr 11, 20223 min read
The Blitzboks lose their winning streak…but they’ll be back
The Blitzboks take on Fiji. Photo: Getty Images After a 10-week break, the HSBC World Sevens Series returned this weekend, with the...
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Wales in for a rough July if the URC is any indication
With four weeks of URC rugby under the belt on South African shores. Wales will be left with plenty to think about ahead of their tour to...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Picking a Bok team 3 months out
On this weeks episode of our podcast, Ronnie & I undertook the difficult task of selecting a starting team to feature in the opening...
Apr 7, 20222 min read
Manie of the Match
Manie Libbok snapped up Man of the Match this weekend in the Stormers win over the Ospreys in Cape Town. It isn't only the past weekends...
Apr 6, 20223 min read
Cheaper tickets should be the norm
This week the Blue Bulls, in an attempt to fill the stands for their big clash against Irish side Ulster, reduced the price of some...
Apr 4, 20223 min read
The rise and rise of Makazole Mapimpi
By now, rugby fans around the world are more than familiar with the try-scoring machine, Makazole Mapimpi. Even before he scored the...
Apr 1, 20222 min read
Sharks get major coup as Itoje set for Durban stint
The Cell C Sharks signing spree continues with the financial backing of MVM Holdings. One may have thought Etzebeth was the precipice of...
Mar 31, 20223 min read
No room for the weak, SARU's self created problem
Speaking to the Daily Mail again, South African Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus discussed an issue he believes the South African...
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Elrigh Louw
There is no doubt that the one position the Springboks never seem to be short of personnel in is the loose trio. South Africa seems to...
Mar 27, 20222 min read
Evan Roos stake's his claim
The DHL Stormers pulled off a dramatic win against Ulster yesterday, but there was more at play than just the score line. Ulster named...
Mar 24, 20223 min read
Let's get back to the stadium
When tickets went on sale recently for this year’s Springbok home games, fans leapt at the opportunity to see our World Cup winners in...
Mar 17, 20224 min read
Seeing red…
Charlie Ewels receives a red card during the recent Six Nations game between England and Ireland. Photo: James Crombie/INPHO Few things...
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Match Review: Ireland vs England
Wow wow wow, what a start to England's game. Who would've thought that a head bump between to mammoth men would lead to a Red card for...
Mar 14, 20223 min read
England, consigned to 5th at best
Whilst Eddie Jones is clearly in denial about his team’s performances and progress in the World Cup Cycle, the rest of the rugby world...
Mar 11, 20223 min read
Sir Rassie? Will he be singing 'god save our gracious queen' soon?
It’s been a few days since Rassie Erasmus sat down with the Daily Mail to discuss in full the British & Irish Lions series, the...
Mar 4, 20225 min read
Reflecting on joy
When South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, I was too overwhelmed, too full of joy, to put it into words. And even now, as we draw...
Mar 3, 20223 min read
Time to get rid of the salary cap Rassie.
Rassie Erasmus needs to take a fast and hard look at removing South Africa's salary cap, if he want's to see more of his beloved Boks...
Mar 1, 20222 min read
The return of Etzebeth & co is more significant than ever.
It's not unusual for South Africa's domestic sides to bleed international talent faster than the speed of a French ruck. Players obtain...
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